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Japan Expected to Withdraw From IWC to Resume Whale Hunting

Japan Expected to Withdraw From IWC to Resume Whale Hunting

Despite a global ban on commercial whaling more than 30 years ago, Japan has caught about 200-1,200 whales every year since 1987—including pregnant and juvenile ones—under the exception of “scientific research.” Opponents have fiercely criticized this research program as just a cover so the whales can be killed for human consumption. Now, the national broadcaster […]

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    Conservationists Sound Alarm on Plummeting Giraffe Numbers

    Conservationists Sound Alarm on Plummeting Giraffe Numbers

    By Rina Herzl Picture an animal enrobed in a fiery, jigsaw-patterned coat. A creature of such majestic height that it towers amongst the trees. As your eyes make their way up its long neck that appears to defy gravity, you find crowned atop its head two Seussian, horn-like protrusions framing dark, curious eyes fanned by […]

    333 Minke Whales Killed by Japanese Fleet

    333 Minke Whales Killed by Japanese Fleet

    Japan’s whaling vessels returned to port with 333 minke whales on Friday after its months-long Antarctic hunt. The Fisheries Ministry said the whales were killed in the name of science. “The purpose of this research is to carry out a detailed calculation of the catch limit of minke whales and study the structure and dynamics […]